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Brokaw also said in response to a questioner that the collapse of communism in 1989 was the most important event he has covered...
...numbers attest to China's soul-searching. In 1949, despite centuries of intensive missionary work, the country had only about 4 million Christians. As faith in communism has waned, however, Chinese have increasingly explored Christianity as a way to fill a spiritual void. Unofficial estimates of Chinese Christian converts now run to 50 million, most of whom have had no contact with foreigners. Even with China's reforms, Christian practice remains tightly monitored. The Catholic Patriotic Association controls Catholic dioceses that would normally be administered by the Vatican. Many Catholic believers, however, continue to worship under bishops approved...
...chiefly to blame. In Moldova, for example, the economy has shrunk by almost 50% over the past decade; average monthly salary is around $30. Four households out of five are living below subsistence levels, and more than 90% of people are materially worse off than they were under communism. Unemployment is so bad, according to one diplomat, that "all these girls have to do all day is walk the streets." Says Ala Mandacanu, one of the few Moldovan politicians not afraid to speak out on the issue: "People here are willing to do anything for money...
...seedy characters gab about dogs and shoes and life's anguish, accompanied by offstage crashes, a chorus line of veiled lovelies and a guy toting a red flag. Not much about communism, but without Foreman, off-off-Broadway's grand old anarchist, life really would be empty...
...early 1990s, after the fall of communism, Prague was a location of American fascination as well, particularly to Jewish Americans, who saw something of their own past in the city. Thomas labels the city as a "state of mind...